I may have inadvertently wheelied my '67 wheelhorse by dropping the chutch in 3rd once. Snatched me so hard my back hurt for a week.
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Don’t try this at home, kids. “It’s an old Craftsman lawn mower,” writes Brian Battocchi. “I got it in exchange for working on a friend’s E34 5 Series.” He admits the possibility that he exposed this vehicle to some hotrodding. “I was planning to take it to a few rallycrosses this year, but I might have done a few too many wheelies for the GRM entry photos,” he adds. “The belts don’t sound so good anymore, and the blade is starting to kick on by itself.”
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I may have inadvertently wheelied my '67 wheelhorse by dropping the chutch in 3rd once. Snatched me so hard my back hurt for a week.
Mower Wheelies FTW!
I own two older Craftsman riding mowers (not as old as those pictured) that i got for free because they were some combination of misdiagnosed AND improperly reassembled during previous repairs. Riding mower antics are almost free if you have a little diagnostic talent. I had a former student start up a fairly profitable little side gig flipping mowers because they were basically free when broken and their value went up tremendously after doing nearly-free repairs. A nice riding mower can be $500+ after a $17 part off ebay/amazon.
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